Bochum.City overview
A framed beech city map connecting Bochum's cultural places with the streets towards Ruhr University.
About the product
Bochum's cultural places stretch across the city. The Jahrhunderthalle, German Mining Museum, Schauspielhaus, planetarium and Ruhr University are included in this overview, joined by the streets between their distinct neighbourhoods. The portrait map is framed in oiled beech. A black back plate behind the cut wooden layer adds depth to the routes connecting former industrial ground, performance venues and the university.
What does the map show?
- Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
- German Mining Museum
- Schauspielhaus Bochum
- Planetarium Bochum
- Two wooden layers with a black back plate
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Rectangular · Design: Framed · Material: Beech · Sizes: 20 × 30 cm, 35 × 50 cm, 50 × 70 cm
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Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
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Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-48081C62FB8E-S, LW-CAT-48081C62FB8E-M, LW-CAT-48081C62FB8E-L
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Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Bochum through knowledge, performance and industrial memory
Bochum's cultural geography reaches from the German Mining Museum to Ruhr University. The Jahrhunderthalle, Schauspielhaus and planetarium introduce further settings for performance and public learning. Their distribution reveals how major institutions occupy former industrial land, established neighbourhoods and a substantial modern campus within the wider central city.
Mining history as an active field of study
The German Mining Museum stands north of Bochum's central shopping and civic area. It preserves and presents the material heritage of mining while also operating as a research institution. The combination is significant. Mining is addressed as a subject of continuing investigation and public understanding, rather than solely as a closed chapter represented by an isolated monument.
The museum's urban position contributes to that identity. It belongs to an established part of Bochum, connected with surrounding streets and neighbourhoods. The planetarium lies farther east and introduces another form of public learning. Together, these institutions give the northern central area several recognisable destinations, each with a different subject and a distinct physical presence.
Two stages with different backgrounds
West of the centre, the Jahrhunderthalle occupies former industrial ground associated with the Bochumer Verein. Its transformation into a cultural venue is closely linked to the surrounding Westpark. The large hall and adjacent open spaces retain a scale inherited from the earlier works. New activities consequently occupy a setting whose previous use remains important to its form.
The Schauspielhaus, south of the centre, belongs to a different theatrical tradition and urban environment. It establishes a cultural focus within its neighbourhood rather than within the extensive grounds of a former industrial complex. Comparing these sites shows that Bochum's performance spaces are not interchangeable. Their architecture and positions reflect different ways of giving culture a place within the city.
Connecting streets link these institutions and their separate settings. The resulting cultural landscape is distributed across the central urban area. This spread matters to an understanding of Bochum: its principal public places cannot all be located around one square or within a single compact historic district. Their relationships reveal a wider city.
A university at a different scale
Ruhr University extends that geography towards the southeast. Its campus occupies substantial ground and follows an arrangement different from the denser streets of the inner city. University buildings make research and education visible at their own urban scale. The campus complements the museum's connection with knowledge while serving a separate institutional purpose.
The links between university and centre pass through the continuing fabric of a Ruhr city. They connect industrial memory, artistic production and scientific work without making the places alike. Museum, theatre, planetarium, adapted hall and campus each retain a recognisable spatial identity. Taken together, their positions explain how Bochum is organised through public institutions and the neighbourhoods that connect them.
Sources
- Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum – Über uns — https://www.bergbaumuseum.de/museum
- Bochum Tourismus – Jahrhunderthalle Bochum — https://www.bochum-tourismus.de/bochum-entdecken/theater-und-buehnen/jahrhunderthalle-bochum.html
- Wikipedia – Schauspielhaus Bochum — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schauspielhaus_Bochum
- Wikipedia – Planetarium Bochum — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeiss_Planetarium_Bochum
- Wikipedia – Ruhr-Universität Bochum — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhr-Universit%C3%A4t_Bochum
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